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Week 17 NFL Recap: Commanders & Jets Eliminated, Packers Alive, and CFP Chaos
Week 17 arrived with the usual mix of playoff heartbreak and pure, unadulterated chaos. Big Cat and PFT Commenter kicked things off with the fastest two minutes before diving into a Sunday that effectively ended the seasons for several teams represented in the room. The biggest story out of the gate was Tom Brady and the Buccaneers officially clinching the NFC South. While the team has been a tough watch all year, the deep ball connection with Mike Evans finally looked like the vintage version fans have been waiting for.
PFT CommenterThe 2022 Buccaneers are flawed but have learned the lessons they need for a playoff run
It looks like the Bucks have actually looked at what's made them flawed and then realized there are certain things that we can do good. Let's lean into those things... as if it turns out that still throwing deep balls to Mike Evans works.
Evans turned in a massive performance with three touchdowns, prompting Big Cat to remind everyone that the receiver's resume is starting to look elite. Beyond just the stats, the longevity and consistency have put him in very rare air.
Big CatMike Evans is a Hall of Famer
Mike Evans is a hall of famer. Yeah. Which is crazy cuz it's, it doesn't, it feel like he's had a very good career, but then when you stop and you look at it, you're like, holy shit. He's, he's got 81 touchdowns in his career. If he gets to a hundred, he'll be top 10 all time in touchdowns. Everyone in the top 15 is in the Hall of Fame. Every single year he's been in the NFL nine years. Every year he's gotten over a thousand yards and he's not even 30 yet.
As the Bucs look toward the postseason, PFT Commenter is already envisioning a first-round matchup against a familiar foe. Given the history of the matchup, the guys are already predicting some major fallout in Dallas if things go the way they expect.
PFT CommenterThe Buccaneers will beat the Cowboys in the first round and cause Mike McCarthy to get fired
It's gonna be Bucks Cowboys first round. Cowboys are going to lose somehow to Tom Brady who's never lost to the Cowboys before. McCarthy fired. Sean Payton head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.
Meanwhile, the vibes in the room were decidedly split. While Max was panicking over the Eagles' second straight loss without Jalen Hurts, Hank was doing his best to troll everyone by claiming the Cowboys are destined for the top spot in the conference. Big Cat isn't ready to crown Dallas just yet, especially with the way the Eagles' absence has proven just how valuable their QB really is.
Big CatJalen Hurts should be the MVP because of how badly the Eagles struggled without him
Jalen [Hurts] should be the MVP because of what we've seen from Gardner Minshew. Give him the MVP because the debate is always, if you took this guy off the team, what would they look like? Well now we know: 13 and 1, 0 and 2.
HankThe Cowboys are getting the one seed in the NFC
Cowboys are getting the one. Yeah, you've been talking about this cuz you just, your anger for Philadelphia just never leaves your brain. No, I just in today and you're like, Cowboys getting one. Cowboys getting one.
Speaking of the NFC East, the Commanders officially saw their season go up in smoke after a disastrous performance from Carson Wentz. Between Ron Rivera seemingly not knowing the elimination scenarios and Wentz’s inability to move the ball, it was a dark day for PFT Commenter. The future for Wentz looks increasingly bleak, with the guys questioning if he’ll even be on a roster when next season kicks off.
PFT CommenterCarson Wentz might be out of the NFL entirely in a year or two
I actually think that there's a chance he might not be on a team next year... who's going to actually say we're starting the season [with him]. The best chance he has is the Colts and he burned that bridge already.
On the brighter side of the division, the New York Giants officially ended the 'boat curse' and secured their first playoff berth since 2016. Big Cat was quick to give all the flowers to Brian Daboll for turning a roster that looked dead in the water into a legitimate postseason threat.
Big CatBrian Daboll is the NFL Coach of the Year
Brian Dayle is Coach of the Year. He's getting my official vote. I have a lot, lot of backup votes. I think he's coached the year. The New York Giants, excuse me, are in the playoff for the first time since 2016. The boat curse has officially been erased. This team is pretty much the same team as it was last year, except the coach is different and he's gotten so much out of these guys.
In the AFC, the Jets were officially eliminated following a lackluster performance against the Seahawks. Billy Football tried to deflect the blame toward the local media, even suggesting a documentary series to investigate why quarterbacks can't succeed in New York. On the other side of that game, the Seahawks stayed alive, but they'll need help to keep the Packers out of the dance.
Big CatThe 2022 Packers will win their play-in game against the Lions and make the playoffs
The Packers are in a true win and get in situation week 18 at Home Against the Lions... I don't know how [Rodgers] keeps doing this, how he keeps getting away with it... fuck, they're playing decent football right now.
Finally, the guys spent some time reflecting on what might have been the greatest day of college football in history. The semifinals delivered two games that were actually competitive for a change, with TCU pulling off a massive upset and Georgia surviving a thriller against Ohio State. Big Cat is fully bought into the Horned Frogs as they head toward the title game.
Big CatThe college football playoff semifinals were the best in history
The best college football playoffs we've ever seen. Semi-finals. I like how people were tweeting, like is it a hot take to say these are the best semi-finals we've ever seen? No, they usually always suck. And those were two incredible games.
Big CatTCU has 'Team of Destiny' vibes and can win the National Championship
I don't count them out in this game against Georgia. They are fucking, whatever it is, they just, the hypno toed. I don't know what it is. They're just good. I'm gonna bet on 'em. Yeah. I'm, there's some, they do seem like Team of Destiny vibes. They've all, they've got like Tiger Blood, they don't die. Never.
The episode wrapped up with Who’s Back and the official start of Jumpsuit January, where PFT Commenter and Big Cat promised to transform the show into a "hard body podcast" by the time the Super Bowl rolls around.
PFT CommenterThe PMT podcast will be 'sexy as shit' and have Super Bowl abs by February 2023
This podcast, it's gonna be fucking sexy as shit. Yeah. By the end of January we're getting Super Bowl abs. I'm going Buns of Anarchy... All are welcome to join Buns of Anarchy.
Hank still hasn't won the lottery ball, and at this point, it feels like the universe might be actively preventing it.
